Southeast Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · YES Prep Public Schools Inc · Grades Pre-K–5
Southeast Elementary School serves 816 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 24 schools in YES Prep Public Schools Inc. By enrollment it is the 395th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | YES Prep Public Schools Inc |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480020914122 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 816 | 19,573 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.7% | 91.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Southeast Elementary School in context
Size
Southeast Elementary School is the 2nd largest of YES Prep Public Schools Inc's 9 elementary schools; its 816 students are 4.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 536 students, so Southeast Elementary School is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 139 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 66, against an average of 117 per grade. This year grade 5 has 39% more students than kindergarten (139 against 100). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 66 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 88.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across YES Prep Public Schools Inc (87.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 91.3% across YES Prep Public Schools Inc and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Southeast Elementary School has 49.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 816 students would have about 55.1 teachers, so Southeast Elementary School has 5.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Young Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in Pasadena ISD. There are 51 elementary schools within 5 miles and 143 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.6% |
| Black | 6.9% |
| White | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 100 |
| Grade 1 | 127 |
| Grade 2 | 121 |
| Grade 3 | 131 |
| Grade 4 | 132 |
| Grade 5 | 139 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
507 Crenshaw Rd, Houston, TX 77034
Phone: (713)842-5555
Website: southeastes.yesprep.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southeast Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.7 mi | 545 | 13 | 93.8% |
| Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 1.1 mi | 147 | 14.1 | 94.6% |
| Genoa Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.2 mi | 535 | 12.2 | 89% |
| Pearl Hall Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 571 | 13 | 94.7% |
| Teague Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 709 | 13.6 | 80.5% |
| Garfield Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 537 | 12.5 | 87.5% |
| Freeman Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 382 | 10.6 | 94% |
| Thomas Hancock Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.2 mi | 336 | 12.1 | 94.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in YES Prep Public Schools Inc
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 863 |
| North Forest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 772 |
| Southside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 675 |
| YES Prep - 5th Ward | High | 6–12 | 933 |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks | High | 6–12 | 1,051 |
| YES Prep - East End | High | 6–12 | 1,014 |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | High | 6–12 | 1,039 |
| YES Prep - Hobby | High | 6–11 | 685 |
| YES Prep - North Central | High | 6–12 | 1,002 |
| YES Prep - Northline | High | 6–12 | 1,004 |
| YES Prep - Northside | High | 6–12 | 948 |
| YES Prep - Northwest | High | 6–12 | 940 |
| YES Prep - Southeast | High | 6–12 | 854 |
| YES Prep - Southside | High | 6–12 | 860 |
| YES Prep - Southwest | High | 6–12 | 1,060 |
| YES Prep - West | High | 6–12 | 990 |
| YES Prep - White Oak | High | 6–12 | 942 |
| YES Prep Airline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 632 |
| YES Prep East End Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 607 |
| YES Prep Hobby Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 186 |
| YES Prep North Forest | High | 6–12 | 991 |
| YES Prep North Rankin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 262 |
| YES Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 447 |